Iowa Starting Line Article RatingJudge Places Temporary Block On Iowa's New Abortion Ban - Iowa Starting Line
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| "Polls have consistently shown a solid majority of Iowans support the right to abortion." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "The latest shows 61" | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "We are also acutely aware that the relief is only pending further litigation and the future of abortion in Iowa remains tenuous and threatened, said Dr. Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, medical director of the Emma Goldman Clinic." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "The current state of the law in Iowa remains, at least for the time being, that some level of constitutional protection applies to women seeking abortion in Iowa, requiring an undue burden standard of analysis, Seidlin wrote." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin granted a temporary injunction on Monday to block enforcement of the new law which baed abortion around six weeks, too early for most to know they're pregnant." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "We are proud to continue providing the care our patients need and deserve, said Ruth Richardson, president and CEO of Plaed Parenthood North Central States." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa and abortion providers filed for the injunction of Wednesday, after the Iowa Legislature passed the bill in special session but before Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it into law on Friday at a gathering of evangelicals and Republican candidates for president." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Shortly after the ruling came out, Reynolds released a statement promising to fight the newest injunction." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "The abortion industry's attempt to thwart the will of Iowans and the voices of their elected representatives continues today, but I will fight this all the way to the Iowa Supreme Court where we expect a decision that will finally provide justice for the unborn, Reynolds said in the statement." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "It's simple: politicians and judges have no place interfering in someone else's decisions about when to start a family, said House Minority Leader Jeifer Konfrst." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Reynolds and Republican lawmakers are so busy playing politics to appease the special interests that they've stopped listening to the strong majority of Iowans who do not support their abortion ban, she continued." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
48% : Polls have consistently shown a solid majority of Iowans support the right to abortion.46% : The latest shows 61% of Iowans think abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
45% : We are also acutely aware that the relief is only pending further litigation and the future of abortion in Iowa remains tenuous and threatened," said Dr. Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, medical director of the Emma Goldman Clinic.
40% : "The current state of the law in Iowa remains, at least for the time being, that some level of constitutional protection applies to women seeking abortion in Iowa, requiring an undue burden standard of analysis," Seidlin wrote.
26% : Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin granted a temporary injunction on Monday to block enforcement of the new law which banned abortion around six weeks, too early for most to know they're pregnant.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.